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. >> admiral mullen, chairman of the joint chiefs of staff in front of our committee back in february, said the following:. >> no matter how i look at this issue, i cannot escape being troubled by the fact that we have in place on a policy which forces young men and women to lie about who they are in order to defend their fellow citizens. >> he reached a conclusion-- so did secretary gates-- reached a conclusion, this policy must change. because an election was coming up? secretary gates, a republican, decides this policy must change because there's an election coming up? of course not. >> lehrer: the issue will now have to wait until at least after election. the military's review of the effects of repeal is due in december. >> lehrer: and we go to "newshour" political editor david chalian and mark thompson, deputy bureau chief and pentagon correspondent for "time" magazine. david, lay out the politics of what happened today in the senate and why. >> i know you'll be shocked to find out that there was actually politics going on. >> lehrer: john mccain was right? >> there were politics
. >> admiral mullen, chairman of the joint chiefs of staff in front of our committee back in february, said the following:. >> no matter how i look at this issue, i cannot escape being troubled by the fact that we have in place on a policy which forces young men and women to lie about who they are in order to defend their fellow citizens. >> he reached a conclusion-- so did secretary gates-- reached a conclusion, this policy must change. because an election was coming up?...
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dan ponce spoke with jim mullen tonight. dan? >> reporter: word is spreading quickly throughout the 41st ward tonight. jim mullen in the race for alderman. the current is ben dougherty. jim mullen is paralyzed from the neck down but he says that wouldn't effect his ability to serve the 41st ward which runs along the edge of the city. he is officially in the race for alderman. officer mullen was responding to a call when a gunman hit him one in his spine leaving him a quadriplegic. >> it's going to be a little different but it would put me back on the beat. >> reporter: he tells me he tries to keep on a positive outlook on his life. many high profile figures have spent time with him throughout the years. his wife hasn't left his side and looks forward to helping him throughout the campaign. if elected, his top priority will be to get more people on the streets. >> we're not policing out there. we're reacting to crime. we're not preventing anything. and we can't because we don't have the man power to do it. >> reporter: he also wan
dan ponce spoke with jim mullen tonight. dan? >> reporter: word is spreading quickly throughout the 41st ward tonight. jim mullen in the race for alderman. the current is ben dougherty. jim mullen is paralyzed from the neck down but he says that wouldn't effect his ability to serve the 41st ward which runs along the edge of the city. he is officially in the race for alderman. officer mullen was responding to a call when a gunman hit him one in his spine leaving him a quadriplegic....
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we have chairman of the joint chiefs, for example, mullen, saying his deputy is going behind his back to get to the white house. that is very interesting, you thinking those guys are not open the same page. or you think about the idea you have a special envoy holbrooke arguing that the plan the president is putting out is in the working and the vice president biden saying this is the the egotistical bastard and then blair is arguing with rahm emanuel who saying you are telling us things just to cover your butt in case there is an act of terrorism in the united states. and blair is fighting with general brennan, the national security advisor, over that christmas bombing attempt. remember that? how this is put forth to the public and blair is not seen as a member of the team or if line with the obama administration. >>shepard: the swlows saying we are happy about the book and the president's detractors are going crazy over it. it is like the last administration when a similar book came out "inside story," all of president bush's lovers and keepers and political people were saying, no, n
we have chairman of the joint chiefs, for example, mullen, saying his deputy is going behind his back to get to the white house. that is very interesting, you thinking those guys are not open the same page. or you think about the idea you have a special envoy holbrooke arguing that the plan the president is putting out is in the working and the vice president biden saying this is the the egotistical bastard and then blair is arguing with rahm emanuel who saying you are telling us things just to...
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now they haven't completed their study or survey, but we've heard from admiral mullen. we've heard from secretary gates. this is what john mccain had to say in this debate. >> it's a blatant message of disrespect to our men and women of uniform if congress is unwilling to wait to hear what the force has to say on this important matter before pushing ahead with a controversial political vote less than two months before an election. >> i disagree with senator mccain for at least two reasons. first, we've heard from the military. we've had hearings with many members of the military, including admiral mullen, the chairman of the joint chief of staffs testifying it undermines the whole integrity of the armed services. he's talked to commanders from other militaries that have repealed similar policies and that he had every confidence our armed services member could implement the policy without any undermining of morale. this is something we've debated with military leaders for a very long time. also to mccain's argument. is this report that is due in december has nothing to d
now they haven't completed their study or survey, but we've heard from admiral mullen. we've heard from secretary gates. this is what john mccain had to say in this debate. >> it's a blatant message of disrespect to our men and women of uniform if congress is unwilling to wait to hear what the force has to say on this important matter before pushing ahead with a controversial political vote less than two months before an election. >> i disagree with senator mccain for at least two...
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steve perry, ed henry and tony mullen. a teacher of at-risk students here in new york. >>> the other big story today, primaries. tea party favorite hopes to teach an old school politician a lesson in the last round of primaries before the november midterm. the best political team on television after this break. you love the aroma of beef tenderloin, don't you? you inspired a very special dog food. [ female announcer ] chef michael's canine creations. chef inspired. dog desired. >>> okay. seven more states in the sdict district of columbia holding primaries, all eyes on the general elections in november. show you the map. land mass does not tell the story with the exception of new york, these are all small states, and one city with a big impact on the national landscape. delaware, maryland, massachusetts, rhode island, wisconsin, new hampshire and the district of columbia. the best political team on television is here to cover them. gloria joins me from washington from dover, delaware, cnn national political correspondent j
steve perry, ed henry and tony mullen. a teacher of at-risk students here in new york. >>> the other big story today, primaries. tea party favorite hopes to teach an old school politician a lesson in the last round of primaries before the november midterm. the best political team on television after this break. you love the aroma of beef tenderloin, don't you? you inspired a very special dog food. [ female announcer ] chef michael's canine creations. chef inspired. dog desired....
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admiller mullen's wife, debra, put the book on his pedestrian side stand. holly petraeus gave "three cups of tea" to general petraeus and they read the book and contacted me. >> glor: the book, which details village conditions, is now mandatory reading among senior american military commanders. mortenson has set up three dozen leaders between military leaders and tribal elders. mortenson's work sometimes means tea with the enemy. >> in order to do our good work, we have to deal with a lot of shady people, and i-- i pass no judgment on anybody as long as they want to help get their children in school. >> glor: mortenson tells the story of trying to convince some taliban members to open a new school, a deal that was struck over a swing set. >> they threw down their weapons and for an hour and i have they jumped on the swings and had a glorious time. their turbans were flying all over the place. when they got done they said, "we're ready to build a girls' school." >> glor: mortenson said none of the schools he has helped establish have been shut down or destro
admiller mullen's wife, debra, put the book on his pedestrian side stand. holly petraeus gave "three cups of tea" to general petraeus and they read the book and contacted me. >> glor: the book, which details village conditions, is now mandatory reading among senior american military commanders. mortenson has set up three dozen leaders between military leaders and tribal elders. mortenson's work sometimes means tea with the enemy. >> in order to do our good work, we have to...
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i agree with the chairman of the joint chiefs of staff, admiral mike mullen, that the don't ask, don't tell law should be repealed. it should be repealed, contingent upon the certain fictions ocertifations of the p, the secretary of defense and the chairman of the joint chiefs of staffhat its repea would not have an adverse impact on military readiness, recruitment and retention. and those are, mr. president, extly the provisions that are included in the defense authorization bill. my view is that our armed forces should welcome the service of any qualifiedndividual who is willing and capable of serving our country. the bottom line for me is this. if an individual is willing to put on the uniform of our country, to be deployed in war zones like iraq and afghanistan, risk his or her life for our country, then we should be expressing our gratitude to those individuals, not trying to exclude them from serving or expel them from the force. that is why, mr. president, during consideration of this bill in may i supported the compromise provisions that were put forth by senator lieberman and
i agree with the chairman of the joint chiefs of staff, admiral mike mullen, that the don't ask, don't tell law should be repealed. it should be repealed, contingent upon the certain fictions ocertifations of the p, the secretary of defense and the chairman of the joint chiefs of staffhat its repea would not have an adverse impact on military readiness, recruitment and retention. and those are, mr. president, extly the provisions that are included in the defense authorization bill. my view is...
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including general mike mullen and general petraeus. >>> pastor terry jones may have canceled his plans for burn a koran day, but he's still going to get a bill for it, a $200,000 bill, from the city of gainesville, florida, for beefed up security. he calls this ridiculous and says it would bankrupt his church. the gainesville, florida, pastor says he doesn't know how much legal authority the city has to force the church to pay. >>> a mayor has been arrested along with others charged for paying themselves huge salaries, some topping $800,000. the district attorney called it a case of "corruption on steroids." >>> and an english novelist sailed in 1912 claim herself new book reveals the truth behind the ship's sinking. saying her grandfather maintains that a panicking sailor who misunderstood an order sailed the ship near the iceberg that eventually sunk it. he thought it would put colleagues out of work so he covered it up. >>> how wall street kicked off the day -- the dow opens at 10,761 after gaining 7 points yesterday. the s&p lost two points and the nasdaq fell 6. taking a look at o
including general mike mullen and general petraeus. >>> pastor terry jones may have canceled his plans for burn a koran day, but he's still going to get a bill for it, a $200,000 bill, from the city of gainesville, florida, for beefed up security. he calls this ridiculous and says it would bankrupt his church. the gainesville, florida, pastor says he doesn't know how much legal authority the city has to force the church to pay. >>> a mayor has been arrested along with others...
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it is in a new report from admiral mike mullen, us army reports more than 200 troops have taken their own lives this year with the army reporting 32 suicide deaths in the the month of june alone, the chairman of the joint chiefs of staff, admiral mike mullen calling the growing problem the emergency issue. on the same day, during a speech at duke university, this secretary of defense, robert gates touched on the troubling statistic. >> there are a number of consequences that stem from the pressure of repeated deployments, when a service member returns home permanently changed by their experience and that includes more anxiety and disruption inflicted on children and, most tragically a growing number of suicides. >> shepard: over the past week at fort hood, texas, four more veterans of iraq and afghanistan apparently killed themselves. jonathan hunt is with us in studio. give us the context. >> reporter: this is a major problem and a calling to the military, it is getting much worse, in fact, suicides within the army alone, doubled from 2005 to 2009, and take a look at these statistics
it is in a new report from admiral mike mullen, us army reports more than 200 troops have taken their own lives this year with the army reporting 32 suicide deaths in the the month of june alone, the chairman of the joint chiefs of staff, admiral mike mullen calling the growing problem the emergency issue. on the same day, during a speech at duke university, this secretary of defense, robert gates touched on the troubling statistic. >> there are a number of consequences that stem from the...
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woodward says president obama has been at odds with military commanders including admiral mike mullen and david petraeus >>> terry jones may have canceled his plans for burn a koran day but he still will get a bill for beefed up security. jones calls this bill ridiculous and says it would bankrupt his church. the gainesville city manager admits he doesn't know how much legal authority the city has to force the church to pay. >>> the mayor of bell, california and seven other officials have been arrested charged with taking more than $5.5 million from the working class suburb. they're accused of paying themself huge salaries some topping $800,000. the district attorney called it a case of "corruption on steroids" >>> an english novelist whose grandfather sailed on "the titanic" claims her new book reveals the truth behind the ship's sinking. louise patten says her grandfather maintained that a panicky sailor who misunderstood orders steered the ship directly toward the iceberg that eventually sank it. patton claims her grandfather covered up the error because he thought the revelation w
woodward says president obama has been at odds with military commanders including admiral mike mullen and david petraeus >>> terry jones may have canceled his plans for burn a koran day but he still will get a bill for beefed up security. jones calls this bill ridiculous and says it would bankrupt his church. the gainesville city manager admits he doesn't know how much legal authority the city has to force the church to pay. >>> the mayor of bell, california and seven other...
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david mullen stayed under water for four minutes in the olympic size pool. mullens can old four gallons of oxygen and hold his head under water in a single breath for eight minutes. that's about five and a half laps. i can't go all the way down with one breath. >> me earth. maybe four seconds not four minutes. >> every week news 4 star czar gets to sit down with some of the biggest athletes in our area. this week she got to dined with superstar nick backstrom. designee signed a ten year $67 million contract. we sure hope he bought lunch for lindsay in georgetown at cafe milano. ♪ >> reporter: you're from sweden, but you said it feels like you're coming home to d.c. you've oy been here a w years. you really like the city? >> yeah, i do. especially when i signed a contract for ten years, i have to feel like home. no, it's good. i like it here, i like the people herethe whole city, so -- >> how difficult is it to get over the language barrier? you seak very well, i know it wasn't that way for you when you first got here? >> no, it was hard. it was hard. we ha
david mullen stayed under water for four minutes in the olympic size pool. mullens can old four gallons of oxygen and hold his head under water in a single breath for eight minutes. that's about five and a half laps. i can't go all the way down with one breath. >> me earth. maybe four seconds not four minutes. >> every week news 4 star czar gets to sit down with some of the biggest athletes in our area. this week she got to dined with superstar nick backstrom. designee signed a ten...
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despite that defense secretary gates and others, admiral mullen said to study this, get a study in december, we were for it. there is still a lot of pushback at pentagon. >> a lot of splits on this. what is important about the vote here is it was not a vote on substance. not as if the administration calculated incorrectly. it didn't want a bill. it wanted an issue. that is why the three items authorizing defense, the gay rights issue and the dream act. on immigration. the reason that they oppose it not because they oppose all the elements but they want a vote on each separately. susan collins opposed it. and liger, a co-sponsor of the dream act which would legalize two million illegal immigrants who arrive as children he voted against the bill today because he wanted it separated and said that 15 other objections on the other issues. what the administration wanted on this was an election issue so it could accuse luger and others like him being against immigration, and against the gay rights. it was purely framing of a political issue. deeply cynical, legitimate and legal but done in a way w
despite that defense secretary gates and others, admiral mullen said to study this, get a study in december, we were for it. there is still a lot of pushback at pentagon. >> a lot of splits on this. what is important about the vote here is it was not a vote on substance. not as if the administration calculated incorrectly. it didn't want a bill. it wanted an issue. that is why the three items authorizing defense, the gay rights issue and the dream act. on immigration. the reason that they...
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defense secretary robert gates and the joint chief admiral mullen both basically say the same thing. let me just put up a full screen of one of the quotes. this is from secretary gates. he basically says he suspects we will find some areas where we can make some adjustments and speaks, which i want to ask about using that word to enhance what is going on. i have not gotten a sense that any basic changes are likely to occur. tweaks. that sounds like small changes in a time and a war where it's been the deadliest ever. what are your thoughts? >> the strategy was to get out of there as soon as possible. it's laid out in bob woodward's book. they're working with limited resources and limited time to accomplishment objectives. the most compelling objective we have over there right now is to make sure that there is an afghan army and afghan police that can provide security that the people in the towns and the cities and the villages and the huts need in order for the afghan government in kabul to be able to exercise control and help rebuild the country as a whole. i think what we will see
defense secretary robert gates and the joint chief admiral mullen both basically say the same thing. let me just put up a full screen of one of the quotes. this is from secretary gates. he basically says he suspects we will find some areas where we can make some adjustments and speaks, which i want to ask about using that word to enhance what is going on. i have not gotten a sense that any basic changes are likely to occur. tweaks. that sounds like small changes in a time and a war where it's...
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. >> yes, very senior officials including the chairman of the joint chiefs of staff admiral mullen was in favor of repealing it. we have a situation where americans are able to fight for their country but they cannot talk about what they are. although it has to be said if you go further down the ranks of the military, some are concerned they are not ready to deal with this at the moment. they are fighting two wars right now and the many servicemen are not comfortable with dealing with this issue -- and many servicemen are not comfortable. >> the pentagon is looking at how this might be implemented. you have to wonder when the next opportunity would be. >> it seems quite unlikely it would come up before the midterm elections. what some have suggested is once those elections are over in the lame duck session, after that it might be brought up again. it may be december is the time they will take to reconsider this. if the democrats lose badly in the midterms, their chances of getting this through are not as good as they did. >> the international quartet of middle east peace negotiations i
. >> yes, very senior officials including the chairman of the joint chiefs of staff admiral mullen was in favor of repealing it. we have a situation where americans are able to fight for their country but they cannot talk about what they are. although it has to be said if you go further down the ranks of the military, some are concerned they are not ready to deal with this at the moment. they are fighting two wars right now and the many servicemen are not comfortable with dealing with...
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. >> question, why are mullen and gates singing the praises of frugality? i ask you mort. >> yes, i was on the defense administration board. we looked at the management board. >> under ru feld? >> the politics are difficult because every base, extra base, we make our own glasses. >> you mean the states phi in? >> the congressman n and senator. you can't afford it. there are extra military equipment that we don't ed that is forced upon us by the states where they manufacture it. >> so congress is clawing at the budget of pentagon. >> absolutely. >> john, you know where you get the money? >> you have 701 ,000 foreign bases. american troops are going to start coming home from korea and northern europe and quite frankly because we can't afford it and the other cost is these two wars we've got going. and eventually, this whole thing has come down. >> the iraq war is winding down. secondly, afghanistan has a terminal date on it. this flows into a patent with no time to do it. >> i think they ought to do it. >> the money that fuels the empire is not coming down. s
. >> question, why are mullen and gates singing the praises of frugality? i ask you mort. >> yes, i was on the defense administration board. we looked at the management board. >> under ru feld? >> the politics are difficult because every base, extra base, we make our own glasses. >> you mean the states phi in? >> the congressman n and senator. you can't afford it. there are extra military equipment that we don't ed that is forced upon us by the states where...
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even then, you know, over the summer we heard the chairman of the joint chiefs, admiral mike mullen, we heard leon panetta, the director of the cia, all say the same thing which is the sanctions may help give the united states some leverage, but it's not going to -- the sanctions alone will not force the iranian government, they believe to fundamentally reassess the value of the nuclear program. there are some who think it might lead them to speed up the nuclear program. >> the other point here is that recent reporting is that the iranians may have had some technical challenges, let's say, and that there may be more time and that the americanses may have persuaded the israelis, for instance that there is more time, at least nine months to a year before there is a real -- a real issue that needs to be confronted or should be confronted from their perspective. david, thank you very much. we'll be watching all of this up close at the united nations next week when there will be a major speech, of course, from the president, hillary clinton, and all of the members of the countries that ar
even then, you know, over the summer we heard the chairman of the joint chiefs, admiral mike mullen, we heard leon panetta, the director of the cia, all say the same thing which is the sanctions may help give the united states some leverage, but it's not going to -- the sanctions alone will not force the iranian government, they believe to fundamentally reassess the value of the nuclear program. there are some who think it might lead them to speed up the nuclear program. >> the other...
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mullen hopes this program will inspire students. >> just the experience of kids trying something that they never would have thought of trying and they realize, hey, i can do this, so maybe that life lesson will roll over to some other things about trying new things and giving it a go. >> it's true. for many of these kids, this class has become something more. >> yeah, every single day i come after school like as soon as i finish my work, i come outside to the skate park. i skate all day, until i get tired. >> it's who i am. it's my hobby. it's what i do. it's what i like to do in my spare time. >> skateboarding. it's fun. >> skateboarding originated in california. surfers wanted something to do on land when the ocean was flat. they called it "sidewalk surfing." i'm tyler, and that's sports for this week. >>> you might have heard that college within expensive. your parents certainly know it. but that doesn't mean higher education is out of reach. nicole talked to insiders about how to make college more affordable. >> reporter: many college and university campuses are so beautiful they
mullen hopes this program will inspire students. >> just the experience of kids trying something that they never would have thought of trying and they realize, hey, i can do this, so maybe that life lesson will roll over to some other things about trying new things and giving it a go. >> it's true. for many of these kids, this class has become something more. >> yeah, every single day i come after school like as soon as i finish my work, i come outside to the skate park. i...
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joint chiefs admiral mike mullen is said to say his deputy went behind his back on matters. and robert gates reportedly fumed about possible moves of mr. obama's security staff, which he calls a disaster. the current commander in afghanistan, general david petraeus is quoted as telling an aide he doesn't like talking to david axelrod. in the book, it describes axelrod as a complete spin doctor. and it talks about a cia 3,000-man covert army. and it has intelligence in a afghan president hamid karzai suffers from manic depression. president obama also takes politics into account, as he sets that withdrawal deadline for next july. he says in the book, a deadline is needed because, quote, he can't lose the whole democratic party. this is all based on "new york times" reporting on that advanced copy of the book. all this just breaking this morning. so far, no comment from the white house. rob and vinita? >> interesting details. emily schmidt in washington this morning. thank you. >>> and more shakeup at the white house. president obama's top economic adviser is now stepping down
joint chiefs admiral mike mullen is said to say his deputy went behind his back on matters. and robert gates reportedly fumed about possible moves of mr. obama's security staff, which he calls a disaster. the current commander in afghanistan, general david petraeus is quoted as telling an aide he doesn't like talking to david axelrod. in the book, it describes axelrod as a complete spin doctor. and it talks about a cia 3,000-man covert army. and it has intelligence in a afghan president hamid...
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figure now because he is the national security adviser and so he's not exactly in the same place as mullen or general petraeus doesn't tell you get back in there he's still a general right. right i think it may be retired but. thinking about it i think there's a fine line to draw in east national security team in really in any policy team between allowing full and frank discussion in whatever terms that discussion may take and then maintaining a certain sort of decorum or certain standards of decorum a certain set of rules. and so i guess the walker room sort of stuff doesn't really bother me as much as the matter of the material which they were talking about which still seemed i think as you suggested before a little bit constrained and really lack imagination and i think that the president himself seemed really frustrated and this is just from the example except we've seen so far we don't know what's in the rest of the book yet the president himself seemed really frustrated by the options that he was given and so the fact that people didn't really come up with any new ideas. more than ev
figure now because he is the national security adviser and so he's not exactly in the same place as mullen or general petraeus doesn't tell you get back in there he's still a general right. right i think it may be retired but. thinking about it i think there's a fine line to draw in east national security team in really in any policy team between allowing full and frank discussion in whatever terms that discussion may take and then maintaining a certain sort of decorum or certain standards of...
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they are joined by joint chiefs of staff chairman mike mullen. the president asked americans to honor the fallen by keeping alive americas shared virtues and values. from the pentagon, this is 35 minutes. >> the national anthem of the united states. nd playing "star-spangled banner"] >> ladies and gentlemen, the chairman of the joint chiefs of staff, admiral mike mullen. >> mr. president, secretary gates, distinguished guests, most of all families and friends of those we lost on 9/11, inside the pentagon, near the chapel, lies a quilt on display. it was stitched together by dozens of americans who simply wanted those of us who survived the attack on his building to note that day, our fellow citizens, would always remember those who did not. on that quilt are written these words by a little girl, "in our hearts, we weep for you. in our minds, we honor you." today, her words still comfort us, because today, we still weak for those we lost here and in new york -- weep for those we lost here, in new york, and in somerset county. we honor them with ou
they are joined by joint chiefs of staff chairman mike mullen. the president asked americans to honor the fallen by keeping alive americas shared virtues and values. from the pentagon, this is 35 minutes. >> the national anthem of the united states. nd playing "star-spangled banner"] >> ladies and gentlemen, the chairman of the joint chiefs of staff, admiral mike mullen. >> mr. president, secretary gates, distinguished guests, most of all families and friends of...
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president is quoted in the book as telling the chairman of the joint chiefs of staffs admiral mike mullen then head of u.s. central command, david petraeus and defense secretary robert gates "in 2010 we will not be having a conversation about how to do more. we're not going to be having a conversation about how to change the mission unless we're talking about how to draw down faster than anticipated in 2011" according to woodward's book and took the president's decision as a personal rejection of his counterinsurgency plan quoting the general as saying "you have to recognize also that i don't think you win this war. this is the kind of fight we're in for the rest of our lives and probably our kids' lives." the book also reveals intense in-fighting, for example, vice president biden reportedly calling richard holbrooke "the most egotistical bastard i've ever met." quoted it as a disaster if donilon became national security adviser and david axelrod as a complete spin doctor and discloses that u.s. intelligence reports, hamid karzai was diagnosed as manic depressive. karl eikenberry talks a
president is quoted in the book as telling the chairman of the joint chiefs of staffs admiral mike mullen then head of u.s. central command, david petraeus and defense secretary robert gates "in 2010 we will not be having a conversation about how to do more. we're not going to be having a conversation about how to change the mission unless we're talking about how to draw down faster than anticipated in 2011" according to woodward's book and took the president's decision as a personal...
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i agree with the chairman of the joint chiefs of staff,dmiral mike mullen, that the don't ask, don't tell law should be repealed. it should be repealed, contingent upon the certain fictions ocertifications of the, the secretary of defense and the chairman of the joint chiefs of staff tt its repeal would not have an adverse impact on military readiness recruitment and retention. and those are, mr. president, exactly the provisions that are included in the defense authorization bill. my view is that our armed forces should welcome the service of any qualified individual who is willing and capable of serving our country. the bottom line for me is this. if an indidual is willing to put on the uniform of our country, to be deployed in war zones like iraq and afghanistan, to risk his or her life for our country, then we should be expressing our gratitude to the individuals, not trying to exclude them from serving or expel them from the force. that is why, mr. president, during consideration of this bill in may i supported the coromise provisions that were put forth by senatorberman and sen
i agree with the chairman of the joint chiefs of staff,dmiral mike mullen, that the don't ask, don't tell law should be repealed. it should be repealed, contingent upon the certain fictions ocertifications of the, the secretary of defense and the chairman of the joint chiefs of staff tt its repeal would not have an adverse impact on military readiness recruitment and retention. and those are, mr. president, exactly the provisions that are included in the defense authorization bill. my view is...
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good -- i worked with guys like stephen grossman who is a incredible guitar player and teacher and cab mullen has helped me a lot. i've gotten good over 30 years. i like going out and playing clubs like in evanston. >> as we heard a little earlier in the show and will hear a little bit later on in the show. you aren't big time movie actor, big name actor. fronting a good band. you actually have the chops. you are doing it yourself. >> i like to play it live. i knew to beat the actor singer song writer thing i had to -- i can't hide behind or inside a band. you put search guys around me and i can play in the wrong key just tune me down. i wanted to be out there naked so to speak. and i wanted to write my own stuff. my own material and a lot of it is funny. a lot of it is i get why they bought the tickets. i'm going make you laugh. harder than you in a long time and then drop in a serious one. >>> good stuff. all at space tonight at 8:00. it's 12:45 chicago avenue. truly, a great space to see any performer tonight. jeff daniels, 8:00 tickets are 25 to $38. maybe he will surprise you and do rock
good -- i worked with guys like stephen grossman who is a incredible guitar player and teacher and cab mullen has helped me a lot. i've gotten good over 30 years. i like going out and playing clubs like in evanston. >> as we heard a little earlier in the show and will hear a little bit later on in the show. you aren't big time movie actor, big name actor. fronting a good band. you actually have the chops. you are doing it yourself. >> i like to play it live. i knew to beat the actor...
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disrespect between mike mullen and james cart write and colonel david petraeus telling somebody he didn't like talking to advisor david axelrod because in his words axelrod was a complete spin doctor. the white house is reacting to all of this and saying it shouldn't be that much of a surprise. jen on fox top story. what do they mean. >> sources tell me, shep, the white house cooperated with woodward, giving him transcripts from classified situation room debates. the quotes so previce they could only be from a transcript. the white house is also pleased because president obama is shown to be plotting an exit strategy from afghanistan which is good for him politically with his democratic base. >> shepard: hey, woodward also writes that the cia is running what he calls a secret parliamentary team -- i should say paramilitary team, parliamentary might be more effective. what are the details here. >> yes. 3,000-strong afghan paramilitary group that is supposed to go after top al qaeda leaders. top senior official told me it hasn't yielded much and the cia had considered business disbanding it
disrespect between mike mullen and james cart write and colonel david petraeus telling somebody he didn't like talking to advisor david axelrod because in his words axelrod was a complete spin doctor. the white house is reacting to all of this and saying it shouldn't be that much of a surprise. jen on fox top story. what do they mean. >> sources tell me, shep, the white house cooperated with woodward, giving him transcripts from classified situation room debates. the quotes so previce...
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mike mullen may have mentioned kandahar with a bunch of other journalists. they came back somewhat chastened. not steve, because he already knows all of this. the military partners that on their plan, realizing that the plant and the basic building blocks and nets they thought were significant in understanding or wrong. there were six or seven mafia so-thai families that were running everything. there are lots of these things -- mafia-type families that were running everything. there are lots of these things that raise fundamental questions as americans. what cooler with trying to achieve? what is the in-state we're really trying to frame? i think of geode-strategic issues a lot. one of my big concerns and with concerned about iran, i can tell you that sanctions, in my view, will not motivate iran. it seems that the united states is not moving the needle in other areas. they see as tied into a tar baby. strategic places that we need to look at. thank you to our c-span viewers and people watching on line and thank you all for joining us today. >> join us on f
mike mullen may have mentioned kandahar with a bunch of other journalists. they came back somewhat chastened. not steve, because he already knows all of this. the military partners that on their plan, realizing that the plant and the basic building blocks and nets they thought were significant in understanding or wrong. there were six or seven mafia so-thai families that were running everything. there are lots of these things -- mafia-type families that were running everything. there are lots...
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mullen was boxing him in. in fact, you reveal that petraeus and admiral mullen actually lied to the president, cooked the books on a war gang seeing what would happen if you put 20,000 troops in there instead of 30,000 or 40,000. >> it's complex, but when biden's alternative of 20,000 troops was presented and admiral mullen, chairman of the joint chiefs just said, well, we're not presenting that to the president now, his vice chairman, general cartwright who had works on it with biden said wait a minute. the law says, as a member of the joint chiefs, i get to present my alternative view. obama heard about this. they presented it. but then they said we conducted this war game and it shows that it's not viable. and the president's in there saying, hey look. the war game shows that it won't work and then they push the button that no president can -- just the blocks of granite military come in and they say in no ambiguous way, if you do this, we're going to have mission failure. >> right. >> and no president likes
mullen was boxing him in. in fact, you reveal that petraeus and admiral mullen actually lied to the president, cooked the books on a war gang seeing what would happen if you put 20,000 troops in there instead of 30,000 or 40,000. >> it's complex, but when biden's alternative of 20,000 troops was presented and admiral mullen, chairman of the joint chiefs just said, well, we're not presenting that to the president now, his vice chairman, general cartwright who had works on it with biden...
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joint chiefs chairman mike mullen and gneral david petraeus wanted 40,000 more forces. vice president biden opposed any increase. the obama compromise was 30,000 with a pullout in 2011 because he said, i can't lose the whole democratic party. >> the president decided. he stood up f what he wanted and he push back agains even some of the most powerful player in the military. >> reporter: obama advisers richard holbrooke complained, the strategy could not work. so far it hasn't. the taliban still gaining strength. was there too much drama on team obama? >>n the white house you're constantly fighting with your colleagues for influence in the president's eyes. and it is not unusual that you ould see senior staff member fight over such a big decision as this. >> reporter: new revelation afghan president karzai is manic depressive and on drugs. today he denies it. experts testified on capitol hill that home grown terrorists might be the number one threat now. not fanatics from afghanistan. the war the president wants to end. mr. obama told woodward if terrorists stage another
joint chiefs chairman mike mullen and gneral david petraeus wanted 40,000 more forces. vice president biden opposed any increase. the obama compromise was 30,000 with a pullout in 2011 because he said, i can't lose the whole democratic party. >> the president decided. he stood up f what he wanted and he push back agains even some of the most powerful player in the military. >> reporter: obama advisers richard holbrooke complained, the strategy could not work. so far it hasn't. the...
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vice president, secretary gate, add more mullen, general austin, command major wilson, major coleman, to my iraqi friends, deputy prime minister, prime minister, minister of defense, interior, the general, although wonderful general officers of the iraqi army and air force, thank you so much for coming today. you are the future of iraq and we think the future of iraq is very bright. i would also like to take a minute just to thank all of those is and so much time and effort in putting this ceremony together to make it special for both me and general austin. i truly appreciate that. i a tree sheet -- appreciate the band and a color guard, but everyone behind the scenes and i cannot think we probably recognize what you do to make this a special event. so, thank you very much. usually when you are at a change of command you take some time to thank those who supported you. i would like to name a lot of people. but i have been here 40 out of the last 47 months, as the secretary pointed out, and i have been here through three corps headquarters, 24 different u.s. multinational divisions, 21
vice president, secretary gate, add more mullen, general austin, command major wilson, major coleman, to my iraqi friends, deputy prime minister, prime minister, minister of defense, interior, the general, although wonderful general officers of the iraqi army and air force, thank you so much for coming today. you are the future of iraq and we think the future of iraq is very bright. i would also like to take a minute just to thank all of those is and so much time and effort in putting this...
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admiral mullen, general maddison and others. this progress is also due in no small measure to be increasing capacity and professionalism of iraqi security forces. we have trained about 660,000 iraqis. there is evidence of this increased capacity and professionalism, they took the lead in securing the recent elections, doing a very good job. operations based on intelligence have help to capture and kill extremist leaders. most important, the iraqi people have decisively rejected violence bandleaders have embraced the political process as the best way to secure the interest of the various iraqi communities. that political process is really pretty and almost never linear. evidence in recent months is that it is working. we have been through a series of sky is falling moments in iraq. consider the events with election laws and controversy that erupted around that. the challenge to the election itself. every time, people said that this is it, this is a crisis, the sky is falling. each time iraqis used constitutional means to work thr
admiral mullen, general maddison and others. this progress is also due in no small measure to be increasing capacity and professionalism of iraqi security forces. we have trained about 660,000 iraqis. there is evidence of this increased capacity and professionalism, they took the lead in securing the recent elections, doing a very good job. operations based on intelligence have help to capture and kill extremist leaders. most important, the iraqi people have decisively rejected violence...
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you have general mcchrystal in afghanistan, general petraeus, admiral mullen, the chairman of the joint chiefs, secretary of defense gates and then hillary clinton joined them in saying we have to add 40,000 troops. we have to be very aggressive in our strategy here. and so you have the top people saying to the president, not only should you do this, you have to do it. >> larry: when we come back, we'll find out how bob woodward gets the people to talk to him and did anybody absolutely refuse to? we'll be right back. tdd# 1-800-345-2550 absolutely. i mean, these financial services companies tdd# 1-800-345-2550 are still talking about retirement tdd# 1-800-345-2550 like it's some kind of dream. tdd# 1-800-345-2550 it's either this magic number i'm supposed to reach, or... tdd# 1-800-345-2550 it's beach homes or it's starting a vineyard. tdd# 1-800-345-2550 come on! tdd# 1-800-345-2550 just help me figure it out in a practical, tdd# 1-800-345-2550 let's-make-this-happen kind of way. tdd# 1-800-345-2550 a vineyard? give me a break. tdd# 1-800-345-2550 [ male announcer ] looking for real-li
you have general mcchrystal in afghanistan, general petraeus, admiral mullen, the chairman of the joint chiefs, secretary of defense gates and then hillary clinton joined them in saying we have to add 40,000 troops. we have to be very aggressive in our strategy here. and so you have the top people saying to the president, not only should you do this, you have to do it. >> larry: when we come back, we'll find out how bob woodward gets the people to talk to him and did anybody absolutely...
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admiral mullen, the chairman of the joint chiefs. secretary of defense gates. and then hillary clinton joined them in saying we have to add 40,000 troops. we have to be very aggressive in our strategy here. and so you have the top people saying to the president, not only should you do this, you have to do it. >> larry: when we come back, we'll find out how bob woodward gets the people to talk to him and did anybody absolutely refuse to? we'll be right back. >> larry: we're back with bob woodward. his newest best-seller is "obama's wars," available everywhere. do you ever wonder why a general would sit and talk to you, people who generally don't talk? >> i have time. i have 18 months to work on this. i've known some of these people. it's been published. i've known general petraeus going back to 1989 when he was a major in the army. i've known a lot of the other people and i just came in to the obama white house and said, i want to do this book. one of the key aides said, well, you're not going to find many deep throats around here. and at the end of the process,
admiral mullen, the chairman of the joint chiefs. secretary of defense gates. and then hillary clinton joined them in saying we have to add 40,000 troops. we have to be very aggressive in our strategy here. and so you have the top people saying to the president, not only should you do this, you have to do it. >> larry: when we come back, we'll find out how bob woodward gets the people to talk to him and did anybody absolutely refuse to? we'll be right back. >> larry: we're back with...
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secretary gates, admiral mullen, general madison, and others, for the change of commission and the change of command. some of you may have seen on television. but the progress is also due in no small measure to the increasing capacity of iraqi security forces. we have trained about 650,000 iraqis, including very effective special operations forces, and there is evidence of this increase capacity and professionalism. the iraqis took the lead in securing the recent elections and did a very good job. in recent months, iraqi-led operation is based on iraqi- developed intelligence have helped kill our captured 32 of the top 42 al qaeda leaders, and they are taking on shia to extremist groups as well. maybe most important -- the iraqi people have decisively rejected violence and their leaders embraced the political process as the best way to secure the interests of iraq's communities. that process is very rarely pretty and almost never linear, but the evidence is that it is working. we have been through a series of sky-is-falling moments in iraq. consider the events with the election law and th
secretary gates, admiral mullen, general madison, and others, for the change of commission and the change of command. some of you may have seen on television. but the progress is also due in no small measure to the increasing capacity of iraqi security forces. we have trained about 650,000 iraqis, including very effective special operations forces, and there is evidence of this increase capacity and professionalism. the iraqis took the lead in securing the recent elections and did a very good...
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mike mullen and david petraeus wanted 40,000 more forces. vice president biden opposed any increase. the obama compromise was 30,000 with a pullout in 2011 because he said, i can't lose the whole democratic party. >> the president decided. he stood up for what he wanted and pushed back against the most powerful players in the military. richard holbrooke and douglas luke complained. the taliban still gaining strength. was there too much drama on team obama? >> in the white house, you're always fighting for influence in the president's eyes and it's not unusual that you would see senior staff members fight over something like this. >> reporter: new revelations, the cia runs a secret army. afghan president karzai is manic-depressive and on drugs. today, he denies it. experts testified on capitol hill today that home grown terrorists might be the number one threat now. mr. obama told woodward if terrorists stage another big strike like 9/11, he believes we can, in his words, absorb it. i'm steve handlesman, nbc news, washington. >>> the white ho
mike mullen and david petraeus wanted 40,000 more forces. vice president biden opposed any increase. the obama compromise was 30,000 with a pullout in 2011 because he said, i can't lose the whole democratic party. >> the president decided. he stood up for what he wanted and pushed back against the most powerful players in the military. richard holbrooke and douglas luke complained. the taliban still gaining strength. was there too much drama on team obama? >> in the white house,...
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joint chiefs chairman mike mullen and general david petraeus wanted 40,000 more forces. vice president biden opposed any increase. the obama compromise was 30,000 with a pullout in 2011 because he said, i can't lose the whole democratic party. >> the president decided. he stood up for what he wanted and he purchased back against the most powerful players in the military. >> reporter: obama advisers richard holbrooke and douglas complained the strategy could not work. so far it ha't. the taliban still gaining strength. was there too much drama on team obama? >> in the white house, you're constantly fighting with your colleague for influence in the president's eyes and it is not unusual that you would see senior staff member fight over such a big decision. >> reporter: new revelations from the woodward book. the cia run a secret 3,000 men afghan earl. afghan president karzai is manic depressive and on drug today he denies it. experts testified on capitol hill today that home grown terrorists might be the number one threat now. not fanatics from afghanistan. mr. obama told
joint chiefs chairman mike mullen and general david petraeus wanted 40,000 more forces. vice president biden opposed any increase. the obama compromise was 30,000 with a pullout in 2011 because he said, i can't lose the whole democratic party. >> the president decided. he stood up for what he wanted and he purchased back against the most powerful players in the military. >> reporter: obama advisers richard holbrooke and douglas complained the strategy could not work. so far it ha't....
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respect to this survey that was mandated after the hearings in february, when secretary gates and admiral mullen began this process. i had an exchange with them at the time, where it was my understanding, and i said it to them after their opening testimony, that the survey was vitally important. to make sure that those who are serving were a part of this process, not the political process, but that their input was of vital in terms of moving forward. and the second is, as you mentioned, was that this type of a survey would enable the military leaders to provide their best advice. and i think you have made that point clearly today. it is the reason i have had hesitations about moving forward at this time. and i just wanted to thank you for the precision with which you have answered these questions. we are going to have the opportunity, obviously, in future to discuss the major policy concerns, some of which you have been asked about today -- the nature of the war against international terrorism, how we are deploying our forces operationally in places like afghanistan, the drain on our people oper
respect to this survey that was mandated after the hearings in february, when secretary gates and admiral mullen began this process. i had an exchange with them at the time, where it was my understanding, and i said it to them after their opening testimony, that the survey was vitally important. to make sure that those who are serving were a part of this process, not the political process, but that their input was of vital in terms of moving forward. and the second is, as you mentioned, was...
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admiral mullen wants to get rid of it. the commander in chief wants to get rid of it. his argument was in part based on his perception. he says he thinks most marines want to keep don't ask, don't tell. as far as he knows, he thinks it's a possible policy. him thinking that is not actual information. it's his perception. that's why it's important that the military is studying the policy right now. all the people who want to defer to military judgment, the military study is due in december. the thing that they filibustered to stop is letting the military repeal it if they decide they want to. >> i want to play what senator mccain said on hardball two year ago. this is senator john mccain. >> the president of the united states, we all know him. he made a commitment to the gay and lesbian community that he would have his one of his priorities repealed of the don't ask, don't tell. and so now looking at oblique electoral situation -- >> the day the leadership says we ought to change the policy, then i think we taught to consider seriously changing it. the leaders in the mi
admiral mullen wants to get rid of it. the commander in chief wants to get rid of it. his argument was in part based on his perception. he says he thinks most marines want to keep don't ask, don't tell. as far as he knows, he thinks it's a possible policy. him thinking that is not actual information. it's his perception. that's why it's important that the military is studying the policy right now. all the people who want to defer to military judgment, the military study is due in december. the...
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i mean, you know, the thinking has been that secretary gates and admiral mullen actually do support a slow transition to open service. but right underneath them with the service chiefs and some of the other senior officers of the pentagon, these very entrenched interests have been fighting against this policy. and they know they can't win, because almost 80% of the public support repeal of this law. but i think the thinking has been, and they've been very clever about this, if they stall, if they delay, if they wait to see if the political environment changes, if the composition of congress changes, that maybe they can stave this off. if they're able to accomplish this, it will be a horrific fraud on the american people, and really a massive failure of leadership at the pentagon, at congress, and even at the white house, because they waited too long. >> is it interesting to you, apart from any investment in this, that one place that there has not been a failure of leadership would be somebody who would -- entered into this as the least likely of public figures, not necessarily to take
i mean, you know, the thinking has been that secretary gates and admiral mullen actually do support a slow transition to open service. but right underneath them with the service chiefs and some of the other senior officers of the pentagon, these very entrenched interests have been fighting against this policy. and they know they can't win, because almost 80% of the public support repeal of this law. but i think the thinking has been, and they've been very clever about this, if they stall, if...
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admiral mike mullen and secretary of defense gates. they will brief the media in moments at the pentagon. we have yet to hear reaction from them. we will bring that to you just as soon as it happens. right here. >>> well, it is an unusual way to boost your business, but kentucky fried chicken is now slapping its logo on buns. grilled buns, that is. yes, they are paying girls to advertise bunless sandwiches on their rear ends. a bit over the top? trace gallagher thinks it's a great idea! well, i don't know if he does or not but has been following it from our west coast newsroom. >> reporter: it's a novel concept, right, renting ad space of fannies of female college -- college females? they are paid $500 to help advertise the double down bunless burger and the deal is, you see it here, they give them these tight sweat pants, and then across the bottom, i guess you should say, it says double down across the derriere. this started, by the way, at spa*ling college in louisville, kentucky. i want to show you the actual ad, just a clip. watch
admiral mike mullen and secretary of defense gates. they will brief the media in moments at the pentagon. we have yet to hear reaction from them. we will bring that to you just as soon as it happens. right here. >>> well, it is an unusual way to boost your business, but kentucky fried chicken is now slapping its logo on buns. grilled buns, that is. yes, they are paying girls to advertise bunless sandwiches on their rear ends. a bit over the top? trace gallagher thinks it's a great...
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joined by mullen. now senate majority harry reid rallied his members which voted for repeal in may of "don't ask, don't tell". today senator lieberman echoed that call. >> it has denied almost 14,000 of our military who are in the military the right to continue to serve, to put their lives on the line to protect our security and freedom. and why were they kicked out of the military? not because they were bad members of the military, not because they violated the military code of conduct in their personal behavior but because of their private sexual orientation. >> and also today, general james amos, who is poised to become the new marine corps commandant came out in support of "don't ask, don't tell," that policy. arizona senator john mccain, top republican on the armed services committee fiercely opposed repealing it before a military review. take a listen. >> i continue to urge my colleagues to reject this effort to short-circuit the process endorsed by department of defense leaders, not by the servi
joined by mullen. now senate majority harry reid rallied his members which voted for repeal in may of "don't ask, don't tell". today senator lieberman echoed that call. >> it has denied almost 14,000 of our military who are in the military the right to continue to serve, to put their lives on the line to protect our security and freedom. and why were they kicked out of the military? not because they were bad members of the military, not because they violated the military code of...